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Epigeneium navicularis (Balakar. & Chowd.) A.N. Rao.

Orchid ID: AR00325

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Epidendroidea
Tribe: Dendrobeae
Sub-Tribe: Dendrobiinae
Genus: Epigeneium
Species: navicularis
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Synonym(s): Bulbophyllum fuscescens (Griff.) Rchb. f. 1861; Callista fuscescens (Griff.) Kuntze 1891; Dendrobium fuscescens Griff. 1851; Epigeneium naviculare (N. P. Balakr. & Sud. Chowdhury) Hynn. & Wadhwa 2000; Katherinea fuscescens (Griff.) A. D. Hawkes 1956; Katherinea navicularis N. P. Balakr. & Sud. Chowdhury 1967; Sarcopodium fuscescens (Griff.) Lindl. 1853.
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Reference(s): Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung.

Ecology

Habit: Sympodial
Habitat: Epiphytic, Lithophytic
Altitude: Min: 1600 m Max: 1800 m
Latitude: From 0° 0' 0" N To 0° 0' 0" N
Longitude: From 0° 0' 0" E To 0° 0' 0" E
Flowering Period Start: SEPTEMBER
Flowering Period End: OCTOBER
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Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
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In Wild: No
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Distribution

Forest Type: Sub-tropical forest
Temperate forest
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Salient Morphology

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Inflorescence: Raceme, Single Flowered
Flower Size: 4-4.5 cm across
Flower Color: Greenish-yellow to purplish-brown
Season of Flower: Autumn, Summer

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